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The mom was arrested alongside her girlfriend, 34-year-old Johnna Lowe, who has now pleaded guilty to murder and gross abuse of a corpse charges and was sentenced to life in prison, the office of the Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney announced June 5.
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Olivia Lloyd, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2025
The victims identified by prosecutors in the indictment who testified are the singer Cassie Ventura, Combs' former longtime girlfriend Jane, and his former personal assistant, who testified under the pseudonym Mia.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 5 June 2025
Meanwhile, Wood starred as Rick’s free-spirited girlfriend Chelsea.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
Hunter married his long-time girlfriend and now wife, Leanna Lenee, this past weekend.
—Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 May 2025
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Olivia Lloyd, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2025
The victims identified by prosecutors in the indictment who testified are the singer Cassie Ventura, Combs' former longtime girlfriend Jane, and his former personal assistant, who testified under the pseudonym Mia.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 5 June 2025
Meanwhile, Wood starred as Rick’s free-spirited girlfriend Chelsea.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
Hunter married his long-time girlfriend and now wife, Leanna Lenee, this past weekend.
—Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for girlfriend
Noun
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Sally was Sally Ride, who in 1983 became the first American woman in space.—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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The nights would typically follow the same routine, both women said.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
9 June 2025
Noun
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American Love Story will focus on the whirlwind romance between JFK Jr. — son of President John F. Kennedy and first lady Jackie Kennedy — and Bessette, a fashion publicist.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
13 June 2025
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Hundreds of unneeded hallway lockers hide behind decorative paper and student posters of Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and former first lady Michelle Obama, whose father attended in the 1950s.—
Jennifer Smith Richards,
ProPublica,
13 June 2025
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The online marketplace is full of fellow antique lovers selling finds that date all the way back to the 1940s.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
7 June 2025
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Hard and Semi-Soft Cheeses Good news for cheese lovers everywhere!—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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“Girlfriend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girlfriend. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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